Vlad Tenev sues over personal domain name — Robinhood CEO

Vlad Tenev files lawsuit over domain VladTenev.com following losing previous cybersquatting complaint.

Robinhood Markets CEO Vlad Tenev has filed a lawsuit to try to gain control of the domain name VladTenev.com.

Libin Zhu registered the domain name in October 2025 and listed it for sale for $16,800.

In January, Tenev filed a cybersquatting complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) to try to get the domain name. The panelist in that dispute ruled that Tenev didn’t have trademark rights in his personal name. The bar for proving trademark rights in a personal name in a UDRP is typically high.

Following losing the UDRP, Tenev filed a U.S. trademark application for his name. That application is pending.

So Tenev, along with Robinhood, filed suit (pdf) in California under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

The lawsuit paints Libin Zhu as a serial cybersquatter, noting that he has lost many UDRP cases involving famous brands such as Meta and Gucci.

Duane Morris LLP is representing the plaintiffs.